kobe bryant picked 13th overall

[what it do]

 

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

He would have went top 10 but hijacked the draft and said he would play overseas if anyone but Lakers drafted him

 

[aixenv]

two reasons:

1) he came straight out of high school and back then that was not very normal (KG did it 2yrs earlier and wasnt #1 either)

2) he wasnt the kobe bryant he evolved into

what a stupid thread

 

[Nick Barnes]

He would have went top 10 but hijacked the draft and said he would play overseas if anyone but Lakers drafted him

But he wasn't drafted by the lakers.

 

[NatiboyB]

But he wasn't drafted by the lakers.

the plan all along was for them to pick him and trade for him. Whoever picked Kobe was going to get Vlade.

 

[Rich Spirit]

13 is one my favorite numbers

 

[Jesus]

He would have went top 10 but hijacked the draft and said he would play overseas if anyone but Lakers drafted him

In a interview he said he had no problem playing for Charlotte...they were too busy trying to Vlade Divac.

 

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

But he wasn't drafted by the lakers.

Hornets drafted him for the lakers

 

[DallasTxRep]

Hornets drafted him for the lakers

Like the username

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Bron, 1st pick, one ring

 

[DalMem]

Yeah, Kobe turned out to be the best player in that draft, but we going act like 2 future Hall of Famers and 1 MVP wasn't drafted before him. Allen Iverson was still a smart pick by the Sixers. Iverson didn't have Shaq to play with like Kobe.

1. Allen Iverson Georgetown
2. Marcus Camby Massachusetts
3. Abdur-Rahim California
4. Stephon Marbury Georgia Tech
5. Ray Allen Connecticut
6. Antoine Walker Kentucky
7. Lorenzen Wright Memphis
8. Kerry Kittles Villanova
9. Samaki Walker Louisvile
10.Erick Dampier Mississippi State
11.Todd Fuller North Carolina State
12. Vitaly Potapenko Wright State
13. Kobe Bryant Lower Merion HS

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Jordan wasnt drafted #1 either

 

[Tom Foolery]

Tony Parker was 28th overall.

 

[Malta]

Yeah, Kobe turned out to be the best player in that draft, but we going act like 2 future Hall of Famers and 1 MVP wasn't drafted before him. Allen Iverson was still a smart pick by the Sixers. Iverson didn't have Shaq to play with like Kobe.

1. Allen Iverson Georgetown
2. Marcus Camby Massachusetts
3. Abdur-Rahim California
4. Stephon Marbury Georgia Tech
5. Ray Allen Connecticut
6. Antoine Walker Kentucky
7. Lorenzen Wright Memphis
8. Kerry Kittles Villanova
9. Samaki Walker Louisvile
10.Erick Dampier Mississippi State
11.Todd Fuller North Carolina State
12. Vitaly Potapenko Wright State
13. Kobe Bryant Lower Merion HS

15. Steve Nash

 

[PTBG]

Hasheem Thabeet wasn't drafted #2 either. Oh shyt he was.